Magazine rack

ABSTRACT

A Magazine Rack having a U-shaped back, retangular support members and a spine secured to said support members. A substantially U-shaped presser member is pivotally connected to cross members secured to the spine and is spring biased against the front of the spine.

" ted States Patent 1191 1111 3,927,768

fiohen Dec. 23, 1975 1 MAGAZINE RACK 996,421 6/1911 McCausland 211/511,038,474 9/1912 Back 211/51 [76] Inventor. Melv1nC0hen,58 He1ghts Road,1,894,597 H1933 Murrayw H 21 V51 2,186,343 r 1/1940 Potts 211/51 [22]Filed, Jan 8 1973 3,326,388 6/1967 Zider 211/51 [211 Appl. No.: 321,733Primary ExaminerRoy D. Frazier Assistant Examiner--Thomas J. Holko 52US. (:1 211/49 1); 211/51; 211/106; Agen Goldfarb 211/181 r [51] Int.Cl. A47f H06 [58] Field of Search 211/49 R, 49 D, 50, 51, ABSTRACT211/52, 53, 54, 106, 181; 312/42, 50, 61, 71 A Magazine Rack having aU-shaped back, retangular support members and a spine secured to saidsupport [56] References Cited members. A substantially U-shaped pressermember is UNTTED STATES PATENTS pivotally connected to cross memberssecured to the 272,000 2/1883 Umbdenstock 211/106 Spine and Sprmg basedagamst the from of the 370,563 9/1887 Simmons spme- 579,566 3/1897Drenning 211/51 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures U.S. Patfint Dec.23, 1975Sheet20f2 3,927,768

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'1 MAGAZINE RACK BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION l. Field of the InventionThis invention relates to a rack and more specifically to a magazinerack in which magazines are sturdily held in position.

.2. Description of the Prior A Conventional magazine racks fulfill theobject of being a receptacle for the placement of magazines, newspapersand sundry items. But the placement of these items hereto fore has beendeficient because the receptacle has no means whereby these items may bemaintained in an orderly upright position for easy withdrawal andreplacement without flopping.

Racks, which are constructed of bulky wood-type or other opaquematerials, tend to obstruct views. These racks are also less durablebecause of the extensive use of nails, screws, and similar devices proneto displacement. Conventional wooden racks are more costly in productiondue to the extra materials and work involved in the staining, paintingand finishing of the wood to compliment the decor of a particular room.But as aforementioned, the primary deficiency of the conventional rackis the lack of a means whereby contents may be held in a secure,upright, orderly position. The lack of this means not only hinders theorderly placement and removal of the racks contents, but permits themagazines to fall toward the rear of the rack. Generally, those minorityof racks in which it is possible to store items in some orderly fashion,are still limited because the magazines and such are stacked at the sameheight one behind the other, thus, obstructing the titles of thesucceeding magazines. To pick out the disired item the whole stack mustbe examined. Therefore, it is desirable to have a magazine rack designedin such a way as to eliminate the aforementioned deficiencies of theconventional type magazine rack.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly it is an object of the invention toprovide a rack which is light-weight, and capable ofa variety ofplacement positions in a room, such as hanging on a wall, placing on atable or placing on a floor. Further, the invention provides a rack ofgreater durability and a means whereby magazines can be positioned andsecured in an orderly upright fashion in the front of the rack allowingfor easy detection of the particular magazine desired with outdisrupting the order of the other items therein placed.

Still further objects of this invention reside in a rack whereby theuser may insert a magazine at the front of the rack. This invention isless cumbersome than conventional racks and is relatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

These together with the various ancillary objects and features whichwill become apparent to those artisnas possessing ordinary skill in theart and as the following description proceeds, are attained by thisnovel magazine rack a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanyingdrawings by way of example only wherein:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective view of apreferred embodiment of a magazine rack constructed of rigid wire inaccordance with the invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the plane of line 2-2FIG. 1 illustrating part of the spine, the back and a down-biased springconnected to a follower member;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the preferred embodiment showing followermember,a rectangular support member, the back, and the front;

FIG. 4 is an entire cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 additionally showinga lower rectangular support member, the vase and the follower memberpivotally connected to the spine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION With continuing reference to theaccompanying drawing wherein like reference numerals designate simularparts throughout the various views. reference numeral 10 is used togenerally designate a magazine rack having a rectangular support member20 to which a U-shaped back is welded or otherewise attached. A wirespine 15 of integral construction has a pair of rear members 28 and 50which extend downwardly from the rectangular support member 20. Thespine is strengthened by two cross members including an upper crossmember 34 and a lower cross member 32 parallel to each other andconnecting across members 28 and 50. A substantial U-shaped pressermember 38 having divergent wings 39 and 41 is pivotally connected to thelower cross member 32 and is engaged with at least one down-biasedspring 36 which is mounted on upper cross member 34 and lower crossmember 32. The spring 36 urges the substantial U-shaped member 38 tocontact the two front members 56 and 57 of the spine 15, which areinterconnected by connected members 50. The front members 56 and 57 areforwardly arcuate, and are connected to members 28 and 59 by members 52and 54.

A second rectangular support member 30 having its lowest side connectingto front member 56, and 57 and its highest side connecting to U-shapedmember 22 and rear member 28 and 50.

In operation magazines are inserted by merely lifting the presser member38. After the magazines are inserted, the presser member will hold themagazines securely and in an upright position firmly at the front of therack. There will be no loose falling of individual magazines in the rackbut all the magazines will be firmly urged by the presser member 38toward the front of the rack. If a prospective purchaser were to removea magazine for inspection, the magazine may be easily reinserted becauseof the forwardly arcuated top configuration of members 56 and 57. Thespring 36 is disposed opposite the approximate location of the spines ofthe magazines to be displayed in the magazine rack.

A plurality of the racks may be arranged against a supporting structureand held there by suitable fasteners extending through mounting plates24. Of course the racks may be manufactured in multiples as desired.

A latitude of modification change and substitution is intended in theforegoing disclosure, and in some instances some features oftheinvention will be employed without a corresponding use of otherfeatures.

What is claimed is:

l. A rack comprising a back, upper and lower rectangular wire supportmembers connected to said back and extending downwardly and forwardlytherefrom, said back including an upright U-shaped member having an openend closed by said upper support member,

nectedto said spine at the rear thereof, and spring means for urgingsaid presser member against said spine at the front thereof, said spineincluding a pair of cross members, said presser member being pivotallymounted on one of said cross members, said presser member being locatedsubstantially inwardly of said spine and including two diverging wingsat the front thereof. said wings being engageable with said spine,

said spring means being disposed on said one of said cross members atone side thereof.

1. A rack comprising a back, upper and lower rectangular wire supportmembers connected to said back and extending downwardly and forwardlytherefrom, said back including an upright U-shaped member having an openend closed by said upper support member, a U-shaped spine open at thetop including a pair of rear members extending downwardly from saidupper support member and a pair of front members extending upwardly froma pair of members connecting said front and rear members and a connectedmember connecting said front members, said rear members being attachedto the rear of said support members and said front members beingattached to the front of said support members, said spine being locatedinwardly of said rectangular support members, and an upwardly andforwardly extending presser member pivotally connected to said spine atthe rear thereof, and spring means for urging said presser memberagainst said spine at the front thereof, said sPine including a pair ofcross members, said presser member being pivotally mounted on one ofsaid cross members, said presser member being located substantiallyinwardly of said spine and including two diverging wings at the frontthereof, said wings being engageable with said spine, said spring meansbeing disposed on said one of said cross members at one side thereof.